Elections in Croatia

In Nobert Mappes-Niediek's opinion Ivo Sanader's election victory was well-deserved: "Over the past few years this convinced Christian Democrat has managed to turn a lobby of warlords and profiteers, provincial feudalists and privatisation pirates into a party fit for Europe." However he points out that, unlike the Social Democrats, Sanader lacks skilled politicians for his government. "This situation screams out for a grand coalition. And indeed, this is President Stipe Mesic's preferred solution. If it comes to this Mesic would have to coordinate the rivalling partners and spend his final years in office as a kind of guardian prime minister. This, in turn, wouldn't be at all good for Croatia, warns Zarko Puhovski, an academic and human rights activist and the highest moral authority among the opposition in Zagreb. Pluralism, parliamentarianism and the changeover of power still haven't been accepted by all."

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